2 Chronicles 23:17 meaning and explanation

So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

2 Chronicles 23:17, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse reports the climax of the coup that placed seven year old Joash on David's throne. Jehoiada the priest has just bound king and people in covenant to be the LORD's people, and the crowd now carries that pledge into action.

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